Gars am Kamp


Gars am Kamp is a market town at the Kamp river in the district of Horn, region Waldviertel in the Austrian state Lower Austria with 3,542 inhabitants.
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History

Gars was between 1075 - 1095, during the reign of the House of Babenberg, a former capital of ancient Austria.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, Gars was a traditional summer resort. At the end of the 20th century, the climatic health resort of Gars experienced another boom thanks to Willi Dungl's health tourism.

Structure

The municipality includes the following 13 localities:
Buchberg am Kamp, Etzmannsdorf am Kamp, Gars am Kamp, Kamegg, Kotzendorf, Loibersdorf, Maiersch, Nonndorf bei Gars, Tautendorf, Thunau am Kamp, Wanzenau, Wolfshof, Zitternberg

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Gars am Kamp is twinned with the following city:

Politics

Notable people (selection)